diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/kubeconfig_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/kubeconfig_test.go
index 834edce4085..e2711b4453c 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/kubeconfig_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/kubeconfig_test.go
@@ -52,16 +52,19 @@ func TestKubeConfigSubCommandsThatWritesToOut(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	var tests = []struct {
+		name            string
 		command         string
 		withClientCert  bool
 		withToken       bool
 		additionalFlags []string
 	}{
-		{ // Test user subCommand withClientCert
+		{
+			name:           "user subCommand withClientCert",
 			command:        "user",
 			withClientCert: true,
 		},
-		{ // Test user subCommand withToken
+		{
+			name:            "user subCommand withToken",
 			withToken:       true,
 			command:         "user",
 			additionalFlags: []string{"--token=123456"},
@@ -69,36 +72,38 @@ func TestKubeConfigSubCommandsThatWritesToOut(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
-		// Get subcommands working in the temporary directory
-		cmd := newCmdUserKubeConfig(buf)
+			// Get subcommands working in the temporary directory
+			cmd := newCmdUserKubeConfig(buf)
 
-		// Execute the subcommand
-		allFlags := append(commonFlags, test.additionalFlags...)
-		cmd.SetArgs(allFlags)
-		if err := cmd.Execute(); err != nil {
-			t.Fatal("Could not execute subcommand")
-		}
+			// Execute the subcommand
+			allFlags := append(commonFlags, test.additionalFlags...)
+			cmd.SetArgs(allFlags)
+			if err := cmd.Execute(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal("Could not execute subcommand")
+			}
 
-		// reads kubeconfig written to stdout
-		config, err := clientcmd.Load(buf.Bytes())
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("couldn't read kubeconfig file from buffer: %v", err)
-			continue
-		}
+			// reads kubeconfig written to stdout
+			config, err := clientcmd.Load(buf.Bytes())
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("couldn't read kubeconfig file from buffer: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
 
-		// checks that CLI flags are properly propagated
-		kubeconfigtestutil.AssertKubeConfigCurrentCluster(t, config, "https://1.2.3.4:1234", caCert)
+			// checks that CLI flags are properly propagated
+			kubeconfigtestutil.AssertKubeConfigCurrentCluster(t, config, "https://1.2.3.4:1234", caCert)
 
-		if test.withClientCert {
-			// checks that kubeconfig files have expected client cert
-			kubeconfigtestutil.AssertKubeConfigCurrentAuthInfoWithClientCert(t, config, caCert, "myUser")
-		}
+			if test.withClientCert {
+				// checks that kubeconfig files have expected client cert
+				kubeconfigtestutil.AssertKubeConfigCurrentAuthInfoWithClientCert(t, config, caCert, "myUser")
+			}
 
-		if test.withToken {
-			// checks that kubeconfig files have expected token
-			kubeconfigtestutil.AssertKubeConfigCurrentAuthInfoWithToken(t, config, "myUser", "123456")
-		}
+			if test.withToken {
+				// checks that kubeconfig files have expected token
+				kubeconfigtestutil.AssertKubeConfigCurrentAuthInfoWithToken(t, config, "myUser", "123456")
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/completion_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/completion_test.go
index e13eed481fd..d74c1d2111e 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/completion_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/completion_test.go
@@ -88,8 +88,10 @@ func TestRunCompletion(t *testing.T) {
 	parentCmd.AddCommand(cmd)
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		if err := RunCompletion(&out, "", cmd, tc.args); (err != nil) != tc.expectedError {
-			t.Errorf("Test case %q: TestRunCompletion expected error: %v, saw: %v", tc.name, tc.expectedError, (err != nil))
-		}
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if err := RunCompletion(&out, "", cmd, tc.args); (err != nil) != tc.expectedError {
+				t.Errorf("Test case %q: TestRunCompletion expected error: %v, saw: %v", tc.name, tc.expectedError, (err != nil))
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset_test.go
index 063d59b6cbe..d7e44cad578 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset_test.go
@@ -195,51 +195,53 @@ func TestConfigDirCleaner(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for name, test := range tests {
-		t.Logf("Running test: %s", name)
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Logf("Running test: %s", name)
 
-		// Create a temporary directory for our fake config dir:
-		tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "kubeadm-reset-test")
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("Unable to create temporary directory: %s", err)
-		}
-
-		for _, createDir := range test.setupDirs {
-			err := os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(tmpDir, createDir), 0700)
+			// Create a temporary directory for our fake config dir:
+			tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "kubeadm-reset-test")
 			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("Unable to setup test config directory: %s", err)
+				t.Errorf("Unable to create temporary directory: %s", err)
 			}
-		}
 
-		for _, createFile := range test.setupFiles {
-			fullPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, createFile)
-			f, err := os.Create(fullPath)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("Unable to create test file: %s", err)
+			for _, createDir := range test.setupDirs {
+				err := os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(tmpDir, createDir), 0700)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("Unable to setup test config directory: %s", err)
+				}
 			}
-			f.Close()
-		}
 
-		if test.resetDir == "" {
-			test.resetDir = "pki"
-		}
-		resetConfigDir(tmpDir, filepath.Join(tmpDir, test.resetDir))
+			for _, createFile := range test.setupFiles {
+				fullPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, createFile)
+				f, err := os.Create(fullPath)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("Unable to create test file: %s", err)
+				}
+				f.Close()
+			}
 
-		// Verify the files we cleanup implicitly in every test:
-		assertExists(t, tmpDir)
-		assertNotExists(t, filepath.Join(tmpDir, kubeadmconstants.AdminKubeConfigFileName))
-		assertNotExists(t, filepath.Join(tmpDir, kubeadmconstants.KubeletKubeConfigFileName))
-		assertDirEmpty(t, filepath.Join(tmpDir, "manifests"))
-		assertDirEmpty(t, filepath.Join(tmpDir, "pki"))
+			if test.resetDir == "" {
+				test.resetDir = "pki"
+			}
+			resetConfigDir(tmpDir, filepath.Join(tmpDir, test.resetDir))
 
-		// Verify the files as requested by the test:
-		for _, path := range test.verifyExists {
-			assertExists(t, filepath.Join(tmpDir, path))
-		}
-		for _, path := range test.verifyNotExists {
-			assertNotExists(t, filepath.Join(tmpDir, path))
-		}
+			// Verify the files we cleanup implicitly in every test:
+			assertExists(t, tmpDir)
+			assertNotExists(t, filepath.Join(tmpDir, kubeadmconstants.AdminKubeConfigFileName))
+			assertNotExists(t, filepath.Join(tmpDir, kubeadmconstants.KubeletKubeConfigFileName))
+			assertDirEmpty(t, filepath.Join(tmpDir, "manifests"))
+			assertDirEmpty(t, filepath.Join(tmpDir, "pki"))
 
-		os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+			// Verify the files as requested by the test:
+			for _, path := range test.verifyExists {
+				assertExists(t, filepath.Join(tmpDir, path))
+			}
+			for _, path := range test.verifyNotExists {
+				assertNotExists(t, filepath.Join(tmpDir, path))
+			}
+
+			os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+		})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -309,38 +311,40 @@ func TestGetEtcdDataDir(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for name, test := range tests {
-		tmpdir := testutil.SetupTempDir(t)
-		defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tmpdir := testutil.SetupTempDir(t)
+			defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
-		manifestPath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "etcd.yaml")
-		if test.writeManifest {
-			err := ioutil.WriteFile(manifestPath, []byte(test.podYaml), 0644)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf(dedent.Dedent("failed to write pod manifest\n%s\n\tfatal error: %v"), name, err)
+			manifestPath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "etcd.yaml")
+			if test.writeManifest {
+				err := ioutil.WriteFile(manifestPath, []byte(test.podYaml), 0644)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf(dedent.Dedent("failed to write pod manifest\n%s\n\tfatal error: %v"), name, err)
+				}
 			}
-		}
 
-		var dataDir string
-		var err error
-		if test.validClient {
-			client := clientsetfake.NewSimpleClientset()
-			dataDir, err = getEtcdDataDir(manifestPath, client)
-		} else {
-			dataDir, err = getEtcdDataDir(manifestPath, nil)
-		}
+			var dataDir string
+			var err error
+			if test.validClient {
+				client := clientsetfake.NewSimpleClientset()
+				dataDir, err = getEtcdDataDir(manifestPath, client)
+			} else {
+				dataDir, err = getEtcdDataDir(manifestPath, nil)
+			}
 
-		if (err != nil) != test.expectErr {
-			t.Fatalf(dedent.Dedent(
-				"getEtcdDataDir failed\n%s\nexpected error: %t\n\tgot: %t\nerror: %v"),
-				name,
-				test.expectErr,
-				(err != nil),
-				err,
-			)
-		}
+			if (err != nil) != test.expectErr {
+				t.Fatalf(dedent.Dedent(
+					"getEtcdDataDir failed\n%s\nexpected error: %t\n\tgot: %t\nerror: %v"),
+					name,
+					test.expectErr,
+					(err != nil),
+					err,
+				)
+			}
 
-		if dataDir != test.dataDir {
-			t.Fatalf(dedent.Dedent("getEtcdDataDir failed\n%s\n\texpected: %s\ngot: %s"), name, test.dataDir, dataDir)
-		}
+			if dataDir != test.dataDir {
+				t.Fatalf(dedent.Dedent("getEtcdDataDir failed\n%s\n\texpected: %s\ngot: %s"), name, test.dataDir, dataDir)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/token_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/token_test.go
index 28a55900d3d..75f454d45a0 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/token_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/token_test.go
@@ -167,31 +167,33 @@ func TestRunCreateToken(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		bts, err := kubeadmapiv1beta1.NewBootstrapTokenString(tc.token)
-		if err != nil && len(tc.token) != 0 { // if tc.token is "" it's okay as it will be generated later at runtime
-			t.Fatalf("token couldn't be parsed for testing: %v", err)
-		}
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			bts, err := kubeadmapiv1beta1.NewBootstrapTokenString(tc.token)
+			if err != nil && len(tc.token) != 0 { // if tc.token is "" it's okay as it will be generated later at runtime
+				t.Fatalf("token couldn't be parsed for testing: %v", err)
+			}
 
-		cfg := &kubeadmapiv1beta1.InitConfiguration{
-			ClusterConfiguration: kubeadmapiv1beta1.ClusterConfiguration{
-				// KubernetesVersion is not used, but we set this explicitly to avoid
-				// the lookup of the version from the internet when executing ConfigFileAndDefaultsToInternalConfig
-				KubernetesVersion: constants.MinimumControlPlaneVersion.String(),
-			},
-			BootstrapTokens: []kubeadmapiv1beta1.BootstrapToken{
-				{
-					Token:  bts,
-					TTL:    &metav1.Duration{Duration: 0},
-					Usages: tc.usages,
-					Groups: tc.extraGroups,
+			cfg := &kubeadmapiv1beta1.InitConfiguration{
+				ClusterConfiguration: kubeadmapiv1beta1.ClusterConfiguration{
+					// KubernetesVersion is not used, but we set this explicitly to avoid
+					// the lookup of the version from the internet when executing ConfigFileAndDefaultsToInternalConfig
+					KubernetesVersion: constants.MinimumControlPlaneVersion.String(),
 				},
-			},
-		}
+				BootstrapTokens: []kubeadmapiv1beta1.BootstrapToken{
+					{
+						Token:  bts,
+						TTL:    &metav1.Duration{Duration: 0},
+						Usages: tc.usages,
+						Groups: tc.extraGroups,
+					},
+				},
+			}
 
-		err = RunCreateToken(&buf, fakeClient, "", cfg, tc.printJoin, "")
-		if (err != nil) != tc.expectedError {
-			t.Errorf("Test case %s: RunCreateToken expected error: %v, saw: %v", tc.name, tc.expectedError, (err != nil))
-		}
+			err = RunCreateToken(&buf, fakeClient, "", cfg, tc.printJoin, "")
+			if (err != nil) != tc.expectedError {
+				t.Errorf("Test case %s: RunCreateToken expected error: %v, saw: %v", tc.name, tc.expectedError, (err != nil))
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -253,24 +255,26 @@ func TestNewCmdToken(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		// the command is created for each test so that the kubeConfigFile
-		// variable in NewCmdToken() is reset.
-		cmd := NewCmdToken(&buf, &bufErr)
-		if _, err = f.WriteString(tc.configToWrite); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("Unable to write test file %q: %v", fullPath, err)
-		}
-		// store the current value of the environment variable.
-		storedEnv := os.Getenv(clientcmd.RecommendedConfigPathEnvVar)
-		if tc.kubeConfigEnv != "" {
-			os.Setenv(clientcmd.RecommendedConfigPathEnvVar, tc.kubeConfigEnv)
-		}
-		cmd.SetArgs(tc.args)
-		err := cmd.Execute()
-		if (err != nil) != tc.expectedError {
-			t.Errorf("Test case %q: NewCmdToken expected error: %v, saw: %v", tc.name, tc.expectedError, (err != nil))
-		}
-		// restore the environment variable.
-		os.Setenv(clientcmd.RecommendedConfigPathEnvVar, storedEnv)
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// the command is created for each test so that the kubeConfigFile
+			// variable in NewCmdToken() is reset.
+			cmd := NewCmdToken(&buf, &bufErr)
+			if _, err = f.WriteString(tc.configToWrite); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Unable to write test file %q: %v", fullPath, err)
+			}
+			// store the current value of the environment variable.
+			storedEnv := os.Getenv(clientcmd.RecommendedConfigPathEnvVar)
+			if tc.kubeConfigEnv != "" {
+				os.Setenv(clientcmd.RecommendedConfigPathEnvVar, tc.kubeConfigEnv)
+			}
+			cmd.SetArgs(tc.args)
+			err := cmd.Execute()
+			if (err != nil) != tc.expectedError {
+				t.Errorf("Test case %q: NewCmdToken expected error: %v, saw: %v", tc.name, tc.expectedError, (err != nil))
+			}
+			// restore the environment variable.
+			os.Setenv(clientcmd.RecommendedConfigPathEnvVar, storedEnv)
+		})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/apply_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/apply_test.go
index 80d55ac1529..2a820efdcfe 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/apply_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/apply_test.go
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ import (
 
 func TestSetImplicitFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	var tests = []struct {
+		name          string
 		flags         *applyFlags
 		expectedFlags applyFlags
 		errExpected   bool
 	}{
-		{ // if not dryRun or force is set; the nonInteractiveMode field should not be touched
+		{
+			name: "if not dryRun or force is set; the nonInteractiveMode field should not be touched",
 			flags: &applyFlags{
 				newK8sVersionStr:   "v1.8.0",
 				dryRun:             false,
@@ -46,7 +48,8 @@ func TestSetImplicitFlags(t *testing.T) {
 				nonInteractiveMode: false,
 			},
 		},
-		{ // if not dryRun or force is set; the nonInteractiveMode field should not be touched
+		{
+			name: "if not dryRun or force is set; the nonInteractiveMode field should not be touched",
 			flags: &applyFlags{
 				newK8sVersionStr:   "v1.8.0",
 				dryRun:             false,
@@ -60,7 +63,8 @@ func TestSetImplicitFlags(t *testing.T) {
 				nonInteractiveMode: true,
 			},
 		},
-		{ // if dryRun or force is set; the nonInteractiveMode field should be set to true
+		{
+			name: "if dryRun or force is set; the nonInteractiveMode field should be set to true",
 			flags: &applyFlags{
 				newK8sVersionStr:   "v1.8.0",
 				dryRun:             true,
@@ -74,7 +78,8 @@ func TestSetImplicitFlags(t *testing.T) {
 				nonInteractiveMode: true,
 			},
 		},
-		{ // if dryRun or force is set; the nonInteractiveMode field should be set to true
+		{
+			name: "if dryRun or force is set; the nonInteractiveMode field should be set to true",
 			flags: &applyFlags{
 				newK8sVersionStr:   "v1.8.0",
 				dryRun:             false,
@@ -88,7 +93,8 @@ func TestSetImplicitFlags(t *testing.T) {
 				nonInteractiveMode: true,
 			},
 		},
-		{ // if dryRun or force is set; the nonInteractiveMode field should be set to true
+		{
+			name: "if dryRun or force is set; the nonInteractiveMode field should be set to true",
 			flags: &applyFlags{
 				newK8sVersionStr:   "v1.8.0",
 				dryRun:             true,
@@ -102,7 +108,8 @@ func TestSetImplicitFlags(t *testing.T) {
 				nonInteractiveMode: true,
 			},
 		},
-		{ // if dryRun or force is set; the nonInteractiveMode field should be set to true
+		{
+			name: "if dryRun or force is set; the nonInteractiveMode field should be set to true",
 			flags: &applyFlags{
 				newK8sVersionStr:   "v1.8.0",
 				dryRun:             true,
@@ -116,7 +123,8 @@ func TestSetImplicitFlags(t *testing.T) {
 				nonInteractiveMode: true,
 			},
 		},
-		{ // if the new version is empty; it should error out
+		{
+			name: "if the new version is empty; it should error out",
 			flags: &applyFlags{
 				newK8sVersionStr: "",
 			},
@@ -127,27 +135,29 @@ func TestSetImplicitFlags(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, rt := range tests {
-		actualErr := SetImplicitFlags(rt.flags)
+		t.Run(rt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actualErr := SetImplicitFlags(rt.flags)
 
-		// If an error was returned; make newK8sVersion nil so it's easy to match using reflect.DeepEqual later (instead of a random pointer)
-		if actualErr != nil {
-			rt.flags.newK8sVersion = nil
-		}
+			// If an error was returned; make newK8sVersion nil so it's easy to match using reflect.DeepEqual later (instead of a random pointer)
+			if actualErr != nil {
+				rt.flags.newK8sVersion = nil
+			}
 
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(*rt.flags, rt.expectedFlags) {
-			t.Errorf(
-				"failed SetImplicitFlags:\n\texpected flags: %v\n\t  actual: %v",
-				rt.expectedFlags,
-				*rt.flags,
-			)
-		}
-		if (actualErr != nil) != rt.errExpected {
-			t.Errorf(
-				"failed SetImplicitFlags:\n\texpected error: %t\n\t  actual: %t",
-				rt.errExpected,
-				(actualErr != nil),
-			)
-		}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(*rt.flags, rt.expectedFlags) {
+				t.Errorf(
+					"failed SetImplicitFlags:\n\texpected flags: %v\n\t  actual: %v",
+					rt.expectedFlags,
+					*rt.flags,
+				)
+			}
+			if (actualErr != nil) != rt.errExpected {
+				t.Errorf(
+					"failed SetImplicitFlags:\n\texpected error: %t\n\t  actual: %t",
+					rt.errExpected,
+					(actualErr != nil),
+				)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/common_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/common_test.go
index 513ff84edeb..a82e5d9becf 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/common_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/common_test.go
@@ -25,15 +25,18 @@ import (
 
 func TestPrintConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 	var tests = []struct {
+		name          string
 		cfg           *kubeadmapi.ClusterConfiguration
 		buf           *bytes.Buffer
 		expectedBytes []byte
 	}{
 		{
+			name:          "config is nil",
 			cfg:           nil,
 			expectedBytes: []byte(""),
 		},
 		{
+			name: "cluster config with local Etcd",
 			cfg: &kubeadmapi.ClusterConfiguration{
 				KubernetesVersion: "v1.7.1",
 				Etcd: kubeadmapi.Etcd{
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ func TestPrintConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 `),
 		},
 		{
+			name: "cluster config with ServiceSubnet and external Etcd",
 			cfg: &kubeadmapi.ClusterConfiguration{
 				KubernetesVersion: "v1.7.1",
 				Networking: kubeadmapi.Networking{
@@ -108,15 +112,17 @@ func TestPrintConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, rt := range tests {
-		rt.buf = bytes.NewBufferString("")
-		printConfiguration(rt.cfg, rt.buf)
-		actualBytes := rt.buf.Bytes()
-		if !bytes.Equal(actualBytes, rt.expectedBytes) {
-			t.Errorf(
-				"failed PrintConfiguration:\n\texpected: %q\n\t  actual: %q",
-				string(rt.expectedBytes),
-				string(actualBytes),
-			)
-		}
+		t.Run(rt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			rt.buf = bytes.NewBufferString("")
+			printConfiguration(rt.cfg, rt.buf)
+			actualBytes := rt.buf.Bytes()
+			if !bytes.Equal(actualBytes, rt.expectedBytes) {
+				t.Errorf(
+					"failed PrintConfiguration:\n\texpected: %q\n\t  actual: %q",
+					string(rt.expectedBytes),
+					string(actualBytes),
+				)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/plan_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/plan_test.go
index 5ea882565a9..7f4c703607f 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/plan_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/plan_test.go
@@ -27,35 +27,42 @@ import (
 
 func TestSortedSliceFromStringIntMap(t *testing.T) {
 	var tests = []struct {
+		name          string
 		strMap        map[string]uint16
 		expectedSlice []string
-	}{ // The returned slice should be alphabetically sorted based on the string keys in the map
+	}{
 		{
+			name:          "the returned slice should be alphabetically sorted based on the string keys in the map",
 			strMap:        map[string]uint16{"foo": 1, "bar": 2},
 			expectedSlice: []string{"bar", "foo"},
 		},
-		{ // The int value should not affect this func
+		{
+			name:          "the int value should not affect this func",
 			strMap:        map[string]uint16{"foo": 2, "bar": 1},
 			expectedSlice: []string{"bar", "foo"},
 		},
 		{
+			name:          "slice with 4 keys and different values",
 			strMap:        map[string]uint16{"b": 2, "a": 1, "cb": 0, "ca": 1000},
 			expectedSlice: []string{"a", "b", "ca", "cb"},
 		},
-		{ // This should work for version numbers as well; and the lowest version should come first
+		{
+			name:          "this should work for version numbers as well; and the lowest version should come first",
 			strMap:        map[string]uint16{"v1.7.0": 1, "v1.6.1": 1, "v1.6.2": 1, "v1.8.0": 1, "v1.8.0-alpha.1": 1},
 			expectedSlice: []string{"v1.6.1", "v1.6.2", "v1.7.0", "v1.8.0", "v1.8.0-alpha.1"},
 		},
 	}
 	for _, rt := range tests {
-		actualSlice := sortedSliceFromStringIntMap(rt.strMap)
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(actualSlice, rt.expectedSlice) {
-			t.Errorf(
-				"failed SortedSliceFromStringIntMap:\n\texpected: %v\n\t  actual: %v",
-				rt.expectedSlice,
-				actualSlice,
-			)
-		}
+		t.Run(rt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actualSlice := sortedSliceFromStringIntMap(rt.strMap)
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(actualSlice, rt.expectedSlice) {
+				t.Errorf(
+					"failed SortedSliceFromStringIntMap:\n\texpected: %v\n\t  actual: %v",
+					rt.expectedSlice,
+					actualSlice,
+				)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util/cmdutil_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util/cmdutil_test.go
index 40fcf87dfbd..72ee829315c 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util/cmdutil_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util/cmdutil_test.go
@@ -22,43 +22,51 @@ import (
 
 func TestValidateExactArgNumber(t *testing.T) {
 	var tests = []struct {
+		name                string
 		args, supportedArgs []string
 		expectedErr         bool
 	}{
-		{ // one arg given and one arg expected
+		{
+			name:          "one arg given and one arg expected",
 			args:          []string{"my-node-1234"},
 			supportedArgs: []string{"node-name"},
 			expectedErr:   false,
 		},
-		{ // two args given and two args expected
+		{
+			name:          "two args given and two args expected",
 			args:          []string{"my-node-1234", "foo"},
 			supportedArgs: []string{"node-name", "second-toplevel-arg"},
 			expectedErr:   false,
 		},
-		{ // too few supplied args
+		{
+			name:          "too few supplied args",
 			args:          []string{},
 			supportedArgs: []string{"node-name"},
 			expectedErr:   true,
 		},
-		{ // too few non-empty args
+		{
+			name:          "too few non-empty args",
 			args:          []string{""},
 			supportedArgs: []string{"node-name"},
 			expectedErr:   true,
 		},
-		{ // too many args
+		{
+			name:          "too many args",
 			args:          []string{"my-node-1234", "foo"},
 			supportedArgs: []string{"node-name"},
 			expectedErr:   true,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, rt := range tests {
-		actual := ValidateExactArgNumber(rt.args, rt.supportedArgs)
-		if (actual != nil) != rt.expectedErr {
-			t.Errorf(
-				"failed ValidateExactArgNumber:\n\texpected error: %t\n\t  actual error: %t",
-				rt.expectedErr,
-				(actual != nil),
-			)
-		}
+		t.Run(rt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actual := ValidateExactArgNumber(rt.args, rt.supportedArgs)
+			if (actual != nil) != rt.expectedErr {
+				t.Errorf(
+					"failed ValidateExactArgNumber:\n\texpected error: %t\n\t  actual error: %t",
+					rt.expectedErr,
+					(actual != nil),
+				)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/version_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/version_test.go
index b72977e5806..3e93a44f630 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/version_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/version_test.go
@@ -69,28 +69,30 @@ func TestRunVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		var err error
-		if len(tc.flag) > 0 {
-			if err = cmd.Flags().Set(flagNameOutput, tc.flag); err != nil {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var err error
+			if len(tc.flag) > 0 {
+				if err = cmd.Flags().Set(flagNameOutput, tc.flag); err != nil {
+					goto error
+				}
+			}
+			buf.Reset()
+			if err = RunVersion(&buf, cmd); err != nil {
 				goto error
 			}
-		}
-		buf.Reset()
-		if err = RunVersion(&buf, cmd); err != nil {
-			goto error
-		}
-		if buf.String() == "" {
-			err = errors.New("empty output")
-			goto error
-		}
-		if tc.shouldBeValidYAML {
-			err = yaml.Unmarshal(buf.Bytes(), &iface)
-		} else if tc.shouldBeValidJSON {
-			err = json.Unmarshal(buf.Bytes(), &iface)
-		}
-	error:
-		if (err != nil) != tc.expectedError {
-			t.Errorf("Test case %q: RunVersion expected error: %v, saw: %v; %v", tc.name, tc.expectedError, err != nil, err)
-		}
+			if buf.String() == "" {
+				err = errors.New("empty output")
+				goto error
+			}
+			if tc.shouldBeValidYAML {
+				err = yaml.Unmarshal(buf.Bytes(), &iface)
+			} else if tc.shouldBeValidJSON {
+				err = json.Unmarshal(buf.Bytes(), &iface)
+			}
+		error:
+			if (err != nil) != tc.expectedError {
+				t.Errorf("Test case %q: RunVersion expected error: %v, saw: %v; %v", tc.name, tc.expectedError, err != nil, err)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }